Major International Bank Awards Global Client Reporting and Communications
Contract to Equipos

LONDON, Oct. 4 /CNW/ - Equipos, a leading provider of client reporting and communications solutions to private banks and institutional investment firms, today announced that one of the world's largest retail and investment banks has signed an agreement to deploy the Equipos Coric client communications suite globally across its business.

Equipos Coric will replace the bank's current client reporting system enabling more effective, automated generation and distribution of sophisticated, high quality and highly tailored reports. These reports will be delivered across different time zones and support all output formats.

Following a vigorous review of alternative reporting solutions the bank selected Equipos Coric for security, scalability, ease-of-use, breadth of functionality and delivery of a global client communications platform within one technical framework.

The Equipos solution was created specifically for investment managers. It supports complex requirements including custom branding and white-labelling, investment commentary, sophisticated graphic rendering capabilities and workflow across a broad range of client communications.

Alan Hamilton, CEO at Equipos, comments: "This replacement contract with one of the largest global financial institutions in the world is testament to the fact that our client communications suite is now the established international, industry-leading platform. With Coric we can help investment managers differentiate themselves, whilst serving their clients better through enhanced client communication across multiple channels."

About Equipos

Equipos is a leading international supplier of client reporting, document management and business process management solutions for institutional and private client investors and wealth managers. The company's deep-rooted knowledge of the financial sector enables Equipos to design, develop and deliver outstanding solutions to industry leaders such as Northern Trust, American Century, Bank Julius Bar, Cazenove Capital Management, Fairbairn Private Bank (Old Mutual), Hargreave Hale, Hermes Fund Managers, Jupiter Asset Management, LCF Rothschild, Quilter, Rathbone Investment Management and Rensburg Sheppards. http://www.equiposgroup.com

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